February 2016 Grocery Challenge

Katsmum2

Hi,
NSD will need to pick up fruit and veg tomorrow though.
Keep safe and warm
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flipper_72

flipper_72 wrote: »

The month has improved and we survived half term without visiting the shops for extras:j . The 3rd main shop cost £26.89 and last night we spent £5.82. Due to the way my shopping days fall I still have a shop to do before the end of the month but have approx £50 left. Need to spend a little time checking the CC.

ETA spend £145.60/200 so £54.40 left. No so much planned out of the freezer next week but should be just about ok.

Main shop done, £48.59 so total of £194.19 spent, includes wine, which I haven't bought since Christmas. Hopefully no more food shopping this month, it's getting close!:o

mumofthetwins

Spend of £50 for me today .. Still need to get a few bits in later too

Lisa x

pajama

Think i've just done my last shop of the month. Still money in my food purse if anything crops up before payday.

Spent £1.60 in W!lko and £4.88 in Sainsbobs. Signature updated

Suffolk_lass

slbhill wrote: »

Apologies for gatecrashing, I was a regular here for a while but that was quite a while back, but I'm sure you can help me out. I have 6 pints more milk than I have any practical use for. Obviously I don't want to waste it. Ideas please!




I do have a freezer with some space (although not much lol) and the milk is reasonably fresh (so far!) I thought I'd decant some into smaller containers to freeze and use later, and I will make a rice pudding or two (although I am yet to find a good recipe, I always overcook it).
All ideas welcome :beer:

Why not try making a custard that you freeze as home-made ice-cream? The recipe I use is 3 egg yolks mixed with 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 level tablespoon of cornflour - all mixed with a whisk in a heat-proof container - then separately bring to a scald, a pint or so of milk (by scald I mean the big bubbles are forming on the surface but it's not rising in the pan!) - pour the milk over the mix, whisking to combine, return it to the pan and stir until it thickens - if it is too thick you can loosen with a little more milk. The cornflour should stop in becoming scrambled if it gets a little too hot. As soon as it thickens it is done. Transfer to a container and cover with cling film in contact with the custard (so pushed down inside the container) - this stops a skin forming. Chill it, stir it, freeze for 2 hours, stir it again and freeze through. You could add yogurt or fruit at this stage to flavour it, prior to the last freeze. The fruit is best whizzed or mashed to get it through the mix.

My rice pudding recipe is 1.5 tablespoon of short-grain rice (arborio or pudding), with the same of sugar to 1.5+ pint of milk (so a bit generous, but like a cup of tea, not cereal iykwim). Mix all together in a shallow oven-proof dish so the rice sinks and put a fleck of butter in and grate a little nutmeg over. I cook for an hour and a half at 130-140c and then let it stand for 15 minutes. I generally break the skin and make sure it is not too thick - loosening with a little more milk if it is. The 15 minutes standing time will thicken it. The low temperature will stop it overcooking, the butter will let you get the skin off the dish without nuclear detergents (and we like that bit of the skin best!)

You could also pre-make white or cheese sauce and freeze it - ideal for a quick mac and cheese or vegetable gratin

HTH SL

t14cy_t

nsd yesterday, yipee!!

mrs-moneypenny

Had to get bread and sarni bags last night so small spend to add to sig.

THIRZAH

Last spend of the month today. I'd budgeted for £200 but have gone over by £36. All of the excess was spent on stocking up when DH gave me a lift to the supermarket last week-I got heavy stuff like toilet rolls and long life juice. I shouldn't need to stock up like that for about three months -the last time was before Christmas.

Mrs_Cheshire

I'm ending the month on £269.93/£300 so under budget. Really pleased with that. Good luck to everyone else who's budget runs till the end of the month

Katsmum2

Hi
£42.57 but lots of goodies for the freezer.
Keep safe and warm
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